Data Platform Engineer

Hey there! Thanks for stopping by. We’re Airtasker, the tech company that connects people who need to get things done with those who have the skills to do it.

Our mission is to empower people to realise the full value of their skills. This doesn’t just apply to those who use our product. It’s also for our whole team of go-getters who bring the product to life and deliver impact to our community on a daily basis. Because we believe work (and life) is always better when you truly know and appreciate your strengths and skills.

We're looking for a Data Platform Engineer to help build and operate the data infrastructure powering reporting, analytics, and AI products across Airtasker.

This is a hands-on engineering role where your work has a direct line to business outcomes. You'll own meaningful pieces of the platform - clean dbt models other teams rely on, reliable Dagster pipelines that recover gracefully, and ingestion connectors that just work. You'll grow your scope across cloud infrastructure, orchestration, governance, and the AI-enabled pipelines reshaping what data teams can deliver.

What you'll do:

• Build and maintain core data pipelines: Design and operate reliable, business-ready data models and transformation pipelines using dbt, SQL, and Python to support analytics and downstream use cases.

• Scale our data platform: Contribute to the design and operation of AWS-based data infrastructure (including Terraform), balancing scalability, reliability, and cost effectiveness.

• Strengthen orchestration and reliability: Help build and evolve our Dagster-based orchestration platform, improving monitoring, resilience, and operational maturity.

• Enable self-service analytics: Deliver high-quality foundational datasets and tooling that improve data accessibility and accelerate decision-making across the business.

• Improve data quality and trust: Apply software engineering best practices (CI/CD, testing, documentation) to ensure data products are robust, auditable, and trusted.

• Collaborate and automate: Work closely with analysts, data scientists, and engineers, and use Python to automate workflows and continuously improve the data platform, including supporting production ML use cases.

We'd love to hear from you if you tick some of these boxes:

• A solid understanding of the data lifecycle, from ingestion through to analysis and consumption.

• Strong SQL skills for data modelling, transformation, and analysis.

• Hands-on experience using dbt in a professional or personal project setting.

• Familiarity with software engineering principles, including version control, testing, and CI/CD.

• Experience using Python for scripting, automation, or data manipulation.

• The ability to understand business problems and translate them into clear data models and pipelines.

• Strong problem-solving skills and comfort working through ambiguity and evolving requirements.

• A collaborative mindset, curiosity to learn, and a desire to deliver meaningful business outcomes through data.

Bonus points

• Experience working with a modern cloud data warehouse such as Snowflake.

• Exposure to AWS data services such as S3, Glue, or Lambda.

• Exposure to Data Orchestration platforms like Airflow or Dagster.

• Familiarity with MLOps concepts or tools such as SageMaker.

• Experience working with business stakeholders or supporting business-facing analytics and reporting.

Our People Experience:

Our people team at Airtasker are dedicated to designing an industry leading people experience. This means creating an environment where you are empowered to do your best work and realise the full potential of your skills.

Thriving

• Hybrid working - when it comes to working, there’s no “one size fits all” approach, with Airtasker you choose the environment that helps you do your best work.

• Airtime - welcome to no Slack and meeting-free Fridays! Airtime is designed so we regularly have dedicated focus time for work and personal growth.

• Recharge days - each quarter we have a company-wide Recharge Day, equivalent to 4 additional days of leave per year. It’s a day for everyone when the world can wait and self-care takes centre stage.

• Wellbeing support - our Employee Assistance Program provides confidential access for our people to GPs, dieticians, counselling and mental health specialists, providing essential support whenever needed.

• Airpowerment Fund - we provide a $200 allowance to spend on anything that supports your health & wellbeing.

Rewarding

• Airtasker credits - it’s a great feeling to get things done. Even greater when you get $1000 worth of credits every year to help you check off your to-do list and connect with our community of Taskers.

• Fair and equitable pay - this is a core commitment to our people. Every year we review industry data to ensure our compensation framework supports everyone to be recognised for the full value of their skills.

• Tenure leave - To celebrate our people’s commitment to Airtasker, we offer tenure leave starting from your 3rd anniversary with the company. This begins with 3 extra days of leave per year, gradually increasing to a maximum of 5 days per year.

Belonging

• DAREtasker - join our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee! Every month we meet to create meaningful and impactful programs of work that embrace belonging at Airtasker.

• Celebration swap - not everyone celebrates the same things. That’s why, at Airtasker, you can swap national, state or territory public holidays for the ones that matter to you.

Growing

• Learning and development - learning at Airtasker is on the job, guided by managers, enhanced by peers and led by ourselves. We deliver learning programs and budget allowances to invest in your growth.

• 360 performance reviews - feedback is a gift. Every year we run 360 reviews across the business to recognise achievements and promote personal growth.

• Volunteer leave - Our team members can take a day each year to lend a helping hand and support a cause they are passionate about.

Celebrating

• Awards - and the winners are… our go-getters! Whether it’s our peer-nominated quarterly Values Awards or our periodic Go-Getter Spirit Award, we love celebrating our people and spreading good energy.

• Vibe committee - good vibes only! Our Vibe Committee delivers events that hit the sweet spot of bringing us all together to enjoy each other’s company whether you’re local or remote.

• Birthday leave - All of our people get an extra day of leave during their birthday week to take time away from work to celebrate.

At Airtasker we believe in culture add - that each person is different and has their own background, learnings and unique experiences that can add to the Airtasker cultural tapestry. We pride ourselves on our inclusive culture, and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

To all recruitment agencies and talent suppliers: Airtasker does not accept unsolicited resumes. Airtasker is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our job postings or directly to our managers. If you are on our supplier list and have terms in place, ensure you work alongside our internal TA team and do not send resumes directly to managers.

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